The Cambridge Companion to Hegel and Nineteenth-Century Philosophy

This book examines Hegel within his broader historical and philosophical contexts and introduces his highly varied and influential works.

Frederick C. Beiser (Edited by)

9780521831673, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 December 2008

448 pages
23.6 x 15.8 x 3 cm, 0.7 kg

'… this new Companion opens up a wide range of current interpretations of Hegel's work …' Reference Reviews

The Cambridge Companion to Hegel and Nineteenth-Century Philosophy examines Hegel within his broader historical and philosophical contexts. Covering all major aspects of Hegel's philosophy, the volume provides an introduction to his logic, epistemology, philosophy of mind, social and political philosophy, philosophy of nature and aesthetics. It includes essays by an internationally recognised team of Hegel scholars. The volume begins with Terry Pinkard's article on Hegel's life, a conspectus of his biography on Hegel. It also explores some topics much neglected in Hegel scholarship: such as Hegel's hermeneutics and relationship to mysticism. Aimed at students and scholars of Hegel, this volume will be essential reading for anyone interested in nineteenth-century philosophy. The bibliography includes the most important English-language literature on Hegel written in the last fifteen years.

1. Hegel: a life Terry Pinkard
2. Ancient skepticism and modern nihilism in Hegel's early writings Paul Franks
3. Hegel's Phenomenology as a systematic fragment Jon Stewart
4. The independence and dependence of self-consciousness: the dialectic of lordship and bondage in Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit Paul Redding
5. Hegel's logic Stephen Houlgate
6. Hegel's idealism Robert Stern
7. Hegel and hermeneutics Michael Forster
8. Hegel's social philosophy Frederick Neuhouser
9. Hegel's philosophy of religion Peter Hodgson
10. Hegel and mysticism Glenn Magee
11. Philosophizing about nature: Hegel's philosophical project Kenneth Westphal
12. Hegel's criticism of Newton Edward Halper
13. The logic of life: Hegel's defense of teleological explanation of living beings James Kreines
14. Hegel and aesthetics: the practice and 'pastness' of art Allen Speight
15. The absence of aesthetics in Hegel's aesthetics Robert Pippin.

Subject Areas: History of ideas [JFCX], Social & political philosophy [HPS], Philosophy: aesthetics [HPN], Philosophy of mind [HPM], Philosophy: logic [HPL], Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge [HPK], History of Western philosophy [HPC], Philosophy of language [CFA]